Drivin' this 75 Cadilac I got the top rolled back On a Southern born uncloudy day Down a long stretch of highway I know this days gonna be my friend as long as I'm here In the flatlands Mississippi flatlands September fields white as snow A thousand acres of cotton rows Sweet gospel preachin' in the air Amazin' grace, everywhere So down to earth here in the palm of heaven's hands That's the flatlands Mississippi flatlands Saw an old blues man on 61 Playin' slide guitar with a loaded gun He's got delta mud runnin' through his veins When he sings his songs you can feel the pain Lord he may have a broken heart but he's got magic hands Where else, but in the down-home ever lovin' Heart breakin' no mistakin' mighty ol' muddy Mississippi flatlands Mississippi flatlands